Any help

palmtrees228 · 02-05-2010, 05:25 AM

Ok, so here is the million dollar question. How long should I be playing the guitar to get better. 2 Hours, 5 hours. I am a real beginner.

Baphomet · 02-05-2010, 01:46 PM

1 hour a day minimum.

MusicMan · 02-05-2010, 01:49 PM

Play it as long as you can, even past the point of it being purely fun. Make yourself learn theory, scales, modes, etc... if you want to be good at it and not just enjoy it.

Stringbender · 02-05-2010, 10:25 PM

I agree with Musicman. Granted, it's been a WHILE since the beginning days.. but here's the thing: you stop to eat. You stop to pee. -everything else becomes "secondary" if you TRULY wish to pursue guitar mastery. I have given up a lot of stuff when I was starting out.. even my father could tell you times when he would come into my room in the night and pull the guitar out of my hands when I had fallen asleep.
Now, the High Priest of guitar wizardry- Steve Vai plays something like 10 hours a day.. I can't remember how he breaks it down..but it's 3 hours of this..3 hours of that..3 hours of something and 1 hour of just trying to copy whatever he hears with his guitar (this could be the hum of the air conditioner, a dog bark or his neighbor's lawnmower- he copies the sound with his guitar..but then again.. this is Vai..)
yes..10 hours might seem a little extreme to you.. I certainly cannot find 10 hours a day to be able to do it, but the bottom line is if you REALLY AND TRULY want to be good at guitar, then playing and learning it will mean everything to you and the pursuit will go beyond a timeframe.You woud be in there for hours and not even know it..

Stringbender · 02-05-2010, 10:30 PM

Now,every few times you play the guitar..you will find yourself getting better, getting worse, or no difference. cannot tel you whic it will be, or how many repetitions it will take or for how long- that is entirely up to you, your style f playing and your level of determination.

Stringbender · 02-09-2010, 10:20 PM

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Originally Posted by palmtrees228

Ok, so here is the million dollar question. How long should I be playing the guitar to get better. 2 Hours, 5 hours. I am a real beginner.

Keep playing until you don't have to ask that question anymore.. you will KNOW the answer.

coldfuse · 03-03-2010, 06:43 PM

play alot and have fun doing it, also play when its not fun. play play play. but maintain a life too. thats what i do

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MusicMan "It is dangerous to be right when the government is wrong." - Voltaire Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Inside your head Posts: 7,662 Thanks: 570 Thanked 482 Times in 423 Posts Rep Power: 500	Play it as long as you can, even past the point of it being purely fun. Make yourself learn theory, scales, modes, etc... if you want to be good at it and not just enjoy it. __________________ Rules! A definite must-read The Music Showcase is the best place to share your music here, you can even embed Youtube videos. Send me a PM if you need any help with anything.

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Stringbender Guitar Adept Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: whispered in dark corners Posts: 1,776 Thanks: 289 Thanked 218 Times in 188 Posts Rep Power: 146	I agree with Musicman. Granted, it's been a WHILE since the beginning days.. but here's the thing: you stop to eat. You stop to pee. -everything else becomes "secondary" if you TRULY wish to pursue guitar mastery. I have given up a lot of stuff when I was starting out.. even my father could tell you times when he would come into my room in the night and pull the guitar out of my hands when I had fallen asleep. Now, the High Priest of guitar wizardry- Steve Vai plays something like 10 hours a day.. I can't remember how he breaks it down..but it's 3 hours of this..3 hours of that..3 hours of something and 1 hour of just trying to copy whatever he hears with his guitar (this could be the hum of the air conditioner, a dog bark or his neighbor's lawnmower- he copies the sound with his guitar..but then again.. this is Vai..) yes..10 hours might seem a little extreme to you.. I certainly cannot find 10 hours a day to be able to do it, but the bottom line is if you REALLY AND TRULY want to be good at guitar, then playing and learning it will mean everything to you and the pursuit will go beyond a timeframe.You woud be in there for hours and not even know it.. __________________ Only with the eyes closed can one begin to truly see. Last edited by Stringbender : 02-05-2010 at 10:27 PM. Reason: spelling

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Stringbender Guitar Adept Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: whispered in dark corners Posts: 1,776 Thanks: 289 Thanked 218 Times in 188 Posts Rep Power: 146	Now,every few times you play the guitar..you will find yourself getting better, getting worse, or no difference. cannot tel you whic it will be, or how many repetitions it will take or for how long- that is entirely up to you, your style f playing and your level of determination. __________________ Only with the eyes closed can one begin to truly see.

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02-05-2010, 05:25 AM	#1
palmtrees228 Junior Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Posts: 5 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Rep Power: 0	Ok, so here is the million dollar question. How long should I be playing the guitar to get better. 2 Hours, 5 hours. I am a real beginner.

03-03-2010, 06:43 PM	#7
coldfuse Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Posts: 6 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Rep Power: 7	play alot and have fun doing it, also play when its not fun. play play play. but maintain a life too. thats what i do

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